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Planetizen’s Top Urban Planning Books of 2024. Top of mind in 2024 were the far-reaching impacts of climate displacement, zoning as a solution to the housing crisis, and the potential for safer roads and better public transit in American cities.
Planning Trends to Watch in 2024 | Planetizen Features
Feb 28, 2024 · The urgent planning issues of the day remain, at the start of 2024, all too familiar: the housing supply in most American cities and towns remains inadequate to meet demand, causing housing costs to skyrocket, impacting some groups, like older Americans, disproportionately; the impacts of climate change on infrastructure and public health (and insurance rates) are becoming glaringly apparent ...
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Omaha Streetcar Yielding $1.5 Billion in TIF Funds. The line, scheduled for completion in 2027, is bringing billions in new investment to the city’s urban core.
The Top Schools For Urban Planners | Planetizen Features
Jun 22, 2023 · Planetizen publishes the top 25 master’s programs in planning in the Guide to Graduate Urban Planning Programs (Guide), currently in its 7th Edition.. Topping the Top 25 for the first time is the Master of Urban and Regional Planning program at the University of California, Los Angeles, followed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey; the ...
What Is Walkability? | Planetizen Planopedia
Grounded in the belief that reducing the need for private vehicle use improves quality of life for urban dwellers, walkability is a planning concept that encourages mixed-use, high-density neighborhoods where people can access essential services and amenities by foot. The concept is based on the idea that streets should be more than just transportation corridors designed for maximum vehicle ...
What Are Comprehensive Plans? | Planetizen Planopedia
A comprehensive plan is an essential feature of long-term planning for cities and counties all over the United States, as both the process and the documentation for creating a broad, long-term vision for future land uses and the built environment of communities.. A comprehensive plan contains a map of future land uses for an entire planning jurisdiction (like a …
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Rebuilding Together: How One Baltimore Program Advanced Education and Community Development. When Baltimore got funding for a round of school renovations, the state directed it to design schools that would also advance neighborhood revitalization — and it learned some lessons about why that's not always so simple.
Online Training in Urban Planning | Planetizen
The Planning Commissioner Training series from Planetizen Courses offers ten courses on the essentials of citizen planning—everything from planning ethics, comprehensive plans, site plans, approval processes, planning law, zoning, and the essential role of the public in planning.
Robotaxis Wreak Havoc on Urban Transit | Planetizen News
Oct 25, 2024 · In cities across the United States, robotaxis, championed by companies like Waymo and Cruise, are a marvel of modern technology and a flashpoint for debate over their place in urban transit.